Transmission mechanism.



S. P-. WHiTESIDE. TRANSMISSION MECHANISM.

Q APPLICATION FILED DEC|29| 1914| Q I 1,178,281 q Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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' SamugL P, Whireside A 77 DRIVE I S. P. WHITESIDE. TRANSMISSION MECHANISM.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916. 3 HEETS-SHEET 2 -INI/ENTOH 1 Samuel I? Whnesade ATTORNEY s. WHITESIDE.

. TRANSMSSION MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-2'9, 1914.1

I Patented Apr. 4

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CURTIS BAY, MARYLAnD.

TRANSMISSION MEoHANisM.

Application filed December 29, 1914. Serial No. 879,490.

vizedby a positive drive and a friction drive associated therewith and controlling thevariable speed of the transmission mechanism, that is, of the positive drive.

An object 01' the invention is to provide a simple, eflicient and strong transmission mechanism wherethroughv power may be transmitted at ariablespeeds and wherein the transmission of the power is through positively engaged means. I

With the above and other objects in view, the nature ofwhich will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts .as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In th v accon'i-panying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and Figure 1 is a horizontal section through a lathe head embodying my transmission mechanism; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line;22, Fig. 1; Fig.

.3 is a similar section on line-3-3, Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a vertical section on 11116 H,

Fig. 3.

Before moceeding tof a more detailed description of my invention it must be clearly understood that although thedrawings and description herein refer to the application of the transmission mechanism to'a 'lathe head the same can be used for other mechanisms of similar nature for similar or other purposes. Furthermore, although the planetary system of gears is used for the positive drive, any other combination of gearing may be used, and which will vary for the transmission; also, in lieu of using a worm and worm wheel any other helical gearing may be connected to the speed control so thatnot against the Specification of Letters Patent.

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- worm wheel I Patented A pr. 4, 1916.

load but in the same direction as the load moves.

Reierrmg to the drawings,

0 represents thespindle of the lathe which journals in 0 bearings provided for it in the lathe head. Mounted to turn freely on the spindle is a 'gear 6 in mesh with -a pinion T, which pinion is mounted to slide but constrained to rotate on a countershai't S driven at subj i slantially constant speed by meansof a pul-' ley t). or by any other suitable means; The gau' (5 carries-two or more pins 10 disposed" symmetrically on said gear with respect'to' Rotatably mounted on each pin 10 is a pinion 11, all the piniloiis 11 meshing with a pinion 12 keyed to the spindle 5. The pinions 11 are also in mesh with an internal gear 13 provided with a sleeve 14 forming the bearing for said'gear on the, spindle The said sleeve 14:, terminates in a worm wheel '15 which shes with a wormvlo. The worm 16 is mounted on a shaft 17 with which the worm is constrained to rotate. it friction roller 18 is mounted tOSlltlO on. the shaft 17 but is controlled to rotate therewith. -Co-acting with the friction roller 18 is a friction disk 19 secured to the countershaft 8. The central part 20' of said friction disk 19 is hollowed out so that whenthe friction. roller lg-tis in alinement with the axis of the count ,ifshaft s the. rollerils will iiotwiiarfiat, while. the worm 16, as well as the worm wheel and the internal gear 13 integral therewith, remains stationary, although the counter-shaft may revolve. When the gear 6 is revolyed by. means of the pinion 7 and the internal gear 13 remains stationary, the pinion 12 will be caused to revolve at a predetermined speed, depending on the speed oftheeountershaft, i and therewith the spindle 5 will be rotated in the same direction in which thegear 6 revolves. T o vary the speed of thespindle i 5, to the internal gear 13 any desired speed 9 may be given by means of the friction dislofl a11dr0ller. For this purpose the'roller l8 is provided with a collar 21 which bears in a bifurcated d 2 of a slidably mounted rod 23, whiclr'rod is in connection Witha 9?? hand lever 24. suitably attached to the means ..rrying the transmission .mechanism It will be noted that the bearings for the spindle 5 prevent any axial displacement of thegear 601v 15 integral therewith, The. head casting is so formed that all positively of the-internal gear '13 and 9;"

engaged running parts are in an inclosed casing forming an oil bath for said parts, suitable pacltings being provided at the places where the shaft ends project out of the casing.

To drive the spindle 5 at the speed ofthe gear (3 the internal gear 13 is rotated at the speed of the gear 6 by means of the speed control formed by the friction disk and roller by moving, the roller 18 toward the periphery of the disk 19. \Vhen the internal gear-l3 and the gear 6 run at the same speed the pinions 11 will not revolve on pins; cousequently whenthe internal gear 13 is revolved at a speed higher than the gear (5, the spindle will revolve at a slower speed than the gear 6, although the power transmitted to the spindle will be directly through the gen r I 6, 2'. el, without passing through the speed control. By increasing the speed of the internal gear 13, the spindle may be made to rcverseits direction, that is, it may be made to turn in a direction opposite to the direction of the geartl. Thus, by controlling the speed of the internal gear, which may vary from zero to any predetermined speed, the

spindle 5 may turn at any required speed or be reversed.

Attention is called to the direction of rotation of the worm, which is away from and not against the load; a feature which gives a better result as to wear, as well as permits higher speeds than can be accomplished with the usual worm drive. The friction roller 18 1S prevented irom rnnnnu,

, aheaclby the frictional resistance between thc pinion with the. gear. will not disturb the load carried by the spindle 5, although power is supplied to the transmission mechanism. By moving the the teeth of the, worm wheel and the worm under the action of the load. Since this frictional resistance is considerable. a small power transmitted to the friction roller 18 will control a heavy load carried by the spindle. 5 and, consequently, permit the use of a i speed-control mechanism through which ordimirily it would be impossible to transmit as heavy a load.

The pinion 7 is provided with a collar on gagcd by a fork 25 controllable by a handle 26 whereby saidpinion 7 can be thrown into ,or out of engagement with the gear 6. After position, at which position of the lever. when the pinion T and gear it are engaged, the spindle is substantially stationary. The handle 20 can then be operated to engage This cngagcnh-nt lever toward the transmission casing the spimlle will be caused to run bachwmd. ly moving the lever :21 away i'rom the casing the spindle will run i'orward. The speed in either case will be in proportion to the illsplacenieut of the lever .l. that is. the dis placement of the frictional roller IS.

The spindle 5 as shown in the drawing: is prcn'icled with a gear 27 which can be schured in the usual way with the lead screw and the feed rod when the transmission mechanism is used for a lathe. flt is .scll'- evident that when the transmission mechanism is used for dill'crent purposes the cou nection of the spindle which carries the load will be varied accordingly.

It will he noted that the gears (3. the pinions .1] and 1:2, and the internal gear l i form a dillercntial .mcchanism under the control of a variable speed mechanism, whereby the speed and direction of the positively driven member "an be varied.

Attention is called to the fact that when the transmission means formed by the gear is not mounted in the oil casing, the means for driving may be directly attached 'to the gear (3 and, consequently, the same will be come the driving member from where the friction dish 19 can be actuated by any suitable transmission.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the acmnnpanying drawings, the advantage of the construction and operation oil the device shown will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, and while I have descrilual the principle of operation, together with the power transmission mechanism which i now consider to be the best embodiment thcreid, l3 desire to have it understood that the construction shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are within the scope oil the appended claims.

Having; thus described my invention, l. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a power transmission mechanism. a driving member, a driven member, a pinion mounted to slide on but constrained to no tate with said driving memher. a gear lr c to rotate on the driven member in mesh with said pinion, a second gear tree to turn on said driven member. pinious coupling the driven member with said gears. a variable spied friction gearing actuated lrom the driving member, a worm controlled by the friction gear, and a worm wheel integral with said second gear and nicshhrn with said u crm.

:2. In a power tram mission mechanism, a driving member, a driven member. a pinion mounted to slide on but constrained to rotate with the driving member, a gear free to retate on the driven member in mesh with the tit] disk adapted to be actuated by the driving member, a friction roller co-acting'with the disk, a worm constrained to rotate with the friction roller,a Worm wheel constrained to rotate with the second gear mounted to freely turn on said driven member, said worm Wheel meshing with said Worm, the rotation of said worm by said friction roller being always away from and not against the load carried by the mechanism.

3. In a power transmission mechanism, a driving member, a driven member, a pinion mounted to slide on and constrained to rotate with the driving member, a gear mounted to rotate on the driven member and in mesh with said pinion, a plurality of pins carried by said gear, pinions mounted to rotate on said pms, a plnion constrained to .rotate with the driven member in mesh with said pinions on the pins, a second gear free to turn on said driven member 111 mesh with said pmions on the pms, a worm wheel 1ntegral with said second gear, a friction disk adapted to be actuated by said driving memher, a friction roller actuated by the friction disk, and a Worm constrained to rotate with said friction roller and in mesh with said worm Wheel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SAMUEL P. W'HITESIDE.

Witnesses:

H. Vi-arson, Loms O. HILDEBRAND. 

